Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-12-09

A boom. q regular boom.
What in?
In the Holiday Trade.
Christmas is two weeks off but
business is 80 brisk now in the estab-
lishments that make a specially of
Christmas novelties and Christmas
presents, that it almost seems as
though the great festival was to be
tomorrow. The holiday trade has
set in much earlier than usual. and
the other evening a Butler editor fol-
lowed the crowd into the establish
ment of j. 81. Douglass, the station
er, near the Post Office, with view
to ascertaining what Santa Claus
should secure for his (the editor's)
friends, before starting on his Santa
CLAUSE trip with his (Santa ClausD
sleigh a1d reindeers, to fill the stock
ings and gladden. the hearts of bis
(the editor's) friends.
albums, did you say ?" said Miss
Madge, "Oh, yes; we have a large
stock, especially selected for the holi.
day trade. Here are some in plush
with bronze ornaments, both square
and elongated, for cabinets or gems,
and all of the best material Here is
the latest in albums combined al
bum and easel, the two connected by
hinges, and making very pretty
centre-table ornament, here are album
stands and easels separate and all of
the latest designs" and she went on
through the whole stock of albums,
the handsomest we have ever seen in
Butler.
"Work boxes? Yes we have q
very fine stock of them," and she
showed him some beautiful boxes,
trimmed inside aDd out, containing
the daintiest of crochet-sets, thimbles,
scissors and everything needed to
make them complete.
Then came the Toilet and perfume
cases and the lady suggested that
you couldn't find anything nicer for
present to your best girl" which
made the editor, who is bald headed
when his hats of, and has q boy old
enough to vote, smile clear down to
the tips of his toes.
Then came the Lap-tables, a new
and handy invention for writing let
ters, all complete aud which you can
place on your knee and then write q
letter as easily as though sitting at d
hundred dollar desk.
Next in order were the illustrated
books. Each season brings On i'm
provement in this line, but this year
the publishers seem to have surpass-
ed themselves, and to have brought
the art of printing, coloring aud bind
ing to the highest degree 6 pertec
tion. Mr.. Douglass selected bis
stock with great care and he surely
did himself credit in his selections
His stock of illustrated holiday books.
standard authors, books of travel, and
illustrated books for children is wor-
thy of inspection by anybody. He
also has fine line of bibles, the lead
ing magazines and illustrated papers,
and selection of cheap but good
literature.
His whole store is holiday bazar
at present, and besides the articles
already mentioned, there are hand
painted panel pictures, fancy picture
frames and looking glasses, shaving
and smoking sets. mautel and centre
table ornaments. brackets, Christmas
cards, puzzles, games and toys, and
hundreds of other articles suitable for
friendships and affections gifts and
souvenirs.
That a mans brains are not
judged by the size of his shirt.col-
lar
Christmas.
A large assortment of all kinds ot
Fancy Goods suitable for Christmas
presents at
RITTER & RALsTON's.